1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; modifying definition of employee for purposes of earned 
1.3 	sick and safe time;amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 
1.4 	181.9445, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9445, subdivision 5, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Employee. "Employee" means any person who is employed by an employer, 
1.9 	including temporary and part-time employees, who performs work for at least 80 hours in 
1.10 	a year for that employer in Minnesota. Employee does not include:
1.11 	(1) an independent contractor; or
1.12 	(2) a public officer who is elected to a governing body or a person who is appointed to 
1.13 	fill a vacancy in an elected office of a governing body;
1.14 	(3) a person appointed to serve on a board or commission of a governmental subdivision 
1.15 	or an instrumentality thereof;
1.16 	(4) an ambulance service personnel classified as paid on call or volunteer;
1.17 	(5) a firefighter classified as paid on call or volunteer; or
1.18 	(2) (6) an individual employed by an air carrier as a flight deck or cabin crew member 
1.19 	who:
1.20 	(i) is subject to United States Code, title 45, sections 181 to 188;
1.21 	(ii) works less than a majority of their hours in Minnesota in a calendar year; and
2.1 	(iii) is provided with paid leave equal to or exceeding the amounts in section 181.9446.

2.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2024.